Fried rice

Day-old rice stir-fried with egg, scallion and whatever the kitchen adds. Yangzhou (Yang Chow) style means shrimp, char siu and peas, and is the version most menus mean by "house special". Good fried rice is dry and separate-grained, never wet.

Typical price: $13.97

Half of the 238 restaurants below that list a price charge between $10.95 and $16.93. Each restaurant counts once, at its lowest-priced version, and only plain dollar prices are counted. Prices come from each menu as it was last checked, so call ahead to confirm.

Typical price by city

Cities with at least 5 restaurants that list a plain dollar price, counted the same way as above.

CityTypicalMiddle halfRestaurants
New York, New York$15.95$12.96–$18.1322
San Francisco, California$16.97$15.19–$21.7514
Chicago, Illinois$12.45$7.47–$14.4711
Boston, Massachusetts$12.95$11.95–$13.959
Las Vegas, Nevada$12.95$10.99–$15.499
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania$12.95$12.10–$14.759
Houston, Texas$13.89$11.99–$15.378
Portland, Oregon$16.25$15.88–$16.968
Seattle, Washington$10.88$5.50–$15.498
Cupertino, California$16.47$14.20–$18.666
Los Angeles, California$13.50$8.99–$15.386
San Diego, California$14.73$11.73–$15.876
Richardson, Texas$8.25$7.50–$10.955

253 restaurants with Fried rice on the menu